Carter Starocci of Penn State shut out longtime rival Mekhi Lewis of Virginia Tech to advance to the semifinals at the NCAA wrestling championships, putting the Nittany Lions star two wins away from his fourth national title. Starocci will face fourth-seeded Shane Griffith of Michigan during the Friday night session.
Penn State’s Carter Starocci, left, wrestles Virginia Tech’s Mehni Lewis in the quarterfinals of the 174 lbs. division at the NCAA Div. 1 wrestling championships, Friday, March 22, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. Oklahoma State’s Dustin Plott celebrates after defeating Penn State’s Bernie Truax in the quarterfinals of the 184 lbs. division at the NCAA Div. 1 wrestling championships, Friday, March 22, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.
“Just rolling around, having fun,” said O’Toole, who will be facing Iowa State’s David Carr, the 157-pound champ in 2021 who lost to the Missouri star in the 165-pound finals a year ago in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There was a shakeup at 125 pounds, where eighth-seeded Richard Figueroa of Arizona State beat No. 1 seed Braeden Davis of Penn State on riding times to reach the semifinals against 12th-seeded Anthony Noto of Lock Haven, who sprung his own upset of Purdue’s Matt Ramos.
There was another upset at 141 pounds, where sixth-seeded Lachlan McNeil of North Carolina was tied with No. 3 seed Real Woods of Iowa in the closing seconds of their match before getting a takedown and near-fall points for the 7-1 victory. He will face No. 2 seed Beau Bartlett of Penn State, who is surging into the semifinals after back-to-back falls.
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